Cubase 7.5 Cubase Artist 7.5 Cubase Elements 7 · Cubase 7.5 / Artist 7.5 / Elements 7 extensive...

Cubase 7.5 Cubase Artist 7.5 Cubase Elements 7 Extensive comparison chart

Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH

December 2013

Comparison: Cubase 7.5 / Cubase Artist 7.5 / Cubase Elements 7 2 Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH

Cubase 7.5 / Artist 7.5 / Elements 7 extensive comparison

Full feature Limited feature

BASICS Cubase 7.5 Cubase Artist 7.5 Cubase Elements 7

Number of audio tracks unlimited 64 48

Number of MIDI tracks unlimited 128 64

Number for instrument tracks unlimited 32 24

Physical inputs and outputs 256 32 24

Group channels 256 32 16

FX send channels 8 8 8

FX return channels 64 64 8

VST audio effect insert slots 8 8 8

MIDI effect insert slots 4 4 0

VST instrument slots 64 32 16

Number of mixer views 3 1 1

Number of included MIDI effect plug-ins 18 18 0

Number of included audio effect plug-ins 69 50 44

Number of included VST instruments 8 8 3

Number of included instrument sounds 3,021 2,642 869

Printed Quick Start Guide

Derivate project compatibility


FORMATS & SUPPORT Cubase 7.5 Cubase Artist 7.5 Cubase Elements 7

OMF import/export

Sequel 2 project import

Native Cubase 64-bit version for Windows 7 and OSX 10.7

Studio connections

(Recall& Studio) (Recall) (Recall)

Full Fraunhofer MP3 encoding (Add-on) (Add-on)

Windows Media WMA Pro encoding

Multi-processing support OS X Universal Binary VST 3 plug-in support VST 2.4 plug-in support ReWire support (32/64 bit) Zplane Elastique time stretching algorithms

(solo mode only)

FLAC support

Nuendo/Nuendo Live project import


WORKFLOW Cubase 7.5 Cubase Artist 7.5 Cubase Elements 7

External instruments (only with

Yamaha Motif) (only with Yamaha

Motif)

External effects

MIDI devices (device maps and editors)

Track archives

Batch export

Instant transient navigation

Workspaces (virtual desktops)

Project Browser

Pool import and export

Enhanced track Quick Controls

VST Quick Controls

Inplace Editor (MIDI editing in Project window)

Logical Editor (incl. Project)

Offline process history (for built-in

audio & plug-ins) (for built-in audio)

MediaBay and VST Sound support (no Tag Editor & detail search)

Unlimited undo and redo Track presets Assignable key commands and key macro commands (no macros)

Extended Track Inspector (display VSTi channels for MIDI tracks) Extended Freeze for VST instruments and audio tracks

Track Edit Groups

New scaling tools for Automation and Controller Lane Editing


RECORDING & MIXING Cubase 7.5 Cubase

Artist 7.5 Cubase Elements 7

TrackVersions playlists

Control Room

Extended channel EQ (VST3 Studio EQ)

5.1 surround and true multichannel audio path

Recording from buses

Extended Mixer view

Sidechain inputs

Volume envelopes Automation panel

Recording modes: Mix, Overwrite, Normal, Merge, Stacked

(excl. stacked)

Automation modes: Touch, Crossover, Auto-Latch, Trim, Overwrite (touch fader)

(touch fader)

Hardware controller support (no EuCon) (no EuCon)

Award-winning 32-bit floating-point audio engine

Dithering Apogee UV22HR Advanced comping

Re-record mode

Channel strip modules Channel Hi/Lo cut Mixer full screen display

Peak/RMS meter integrated in mixer

Quick Link channel adhoc linking Control Link – Channel parameter linking

Master Block Area

Channel visibility management Channel visibility agents

Track visibility management

Mixer channel zones user configurable

Fixed zone setup: inputs/left and outputs/right.

Multiple Mixer link windows

EBU128/loudness meter integrated into mixer


RECORDING & MIXING Cubase 7.5 Cubase

Artist 7.5 Cubase Elements 7

Mixer channel inspector Channel overview Area

Channel Meter Bridge

Track/Channel search

Remote Control Editor

COMPOSING & SEQUENCING

Cubase 7.5 Cubase Artist 7.5 Cubase Elements 7

Extended options in Tempo Editor

Professional score layout and printing (basic only)

(basic only)

Global transpose track

Signature and tempo tracks in Project window

Expression Maps, VST Dynamics, Extended Output Mapping

Arranger track (pattern-based arranging)

Key Editor (incl. new Key Editor Inspector)

Drum Editor List Editor

Audio tempo detection tools

Note Expression

Chord Track Chord editing tool in key editor Hermode tuning Chord assistant

Instrument tracks enhancements

MIDI logical editor extensions supporting chord events/scales


AUDIO EDITING Cubase 7.5 Cubase Artist 7.5 Cubase Elements 7

VariAudio 2.0

Time Warp tool

AudioWarp (real-time time stretching and pitch shifting)

(playback of audiowarp material

only)

Pitch shifting and time stretching algorithm

(real-time & MPEX)

(real-time & MPEX)

(real-time)

Extended Audio Quantize

AUDIO EFFECTS Cubase 7.5 Cubase Artist 7.5 Cubase Elements 7

AmpSimulator AutoPan Bitcrusher Brickwall Limiter Chopper Chorus

Cloner Compressor DaTube DJ-EQ DeEsser

Distortion DualFilter EnvelopeShaper

Expander

Flanger Gate

GEQ-10

GEQ-30

Grungelizer Limiter LoopMash FX

Magneto 2

Maximizer

Metalizer MIDI Gate



Mix6to2

MixConvert

Mixer Delay

ModMachine MonoDelay MonoToStereo MorphFilter MultibandCompressor MultiScope

Octaver Phaser PingPongDelay Pitch Correct REVelation

REVerence

RingModulator Roomworks

Roomworks SE Rotary SMPTE Generator

SoftClipper

Standard Channel EQ StepFilter StereoDelay

StereoEnhancer StudioChorus

StudioEQ

Surround Panner

Test Generator

ToneBooster Tranceformer Tremolo Tube Compressor Tube/Tape Saturation Tuner UV22HR



Vibrato VintageCompressor

Voxengo Curve EQ

VST Amp Rack VST Connect SE 2

VSTDynamics WahWah

VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTS Cubase 7.5 Cubase Artist 7.5 Cubase Elements 7

Padshop

Groove Agent SE 4

HALion Sonic SE 2

LoopMash 2

Retrologue

Prologue Spector

Mystic

Groove Agent ONE 1.2 HALion Sonic SE

MIDI PLUG-INS Cubase 7.5 Cubase Artist 7.5 Cubase Elements 7

Arpache 5

Arpache SX

Auto LFO

Beat Designer

Chorder

Compressor

Context Gate

Density

Micro Tuner

MIDI Control

MIDI Echo

MIDI Modifiers

MIDI Monitor


MIDI PLUG-INS Cubase 7.5 Cubase Artist 7.5 Cubase Elements 7

Note 2 CC

Quantizer

StepDesigner

Track Control

Tranceformer

ADVANCED INTEGRATION FEATURES

Cubase 7.5 Cubase Artist 7.5 Cubase Elements 7

Automatic integration through IEEE1394 (MR816 X, MR816 CSX, CC121, MOTIF XS)

True Integrated Monitoring – 1:1 mixer mapping (MR816 X, MR816 CSX)

True Integrated Monitoring – multiple studio mixes (MR816 X, MR816 CSX)

Quick Connect (MR816 X, MR816 CSX)

Monitor mixer integration (MR816 X, MR816 CSX)

HW setup integration (MR816 X, MR816 CSX)

Plug-in integration of DSP effects (MR816 X (REV-X only), MR816 CSX)

VST connection presets (MR816 X, MR816 CSX)

Plug-in integration of MOTIF XS series voice editor (MOTIF XS)

Control Room control (CC121)

AI Knob control (CC121) External VST3 support – MIDI+audio (MOTIF XS)

VST instrument preset browser access (KX)

Track Quick Controls support (KX)


NUAGE INTEGRATION Cubase 7.5 Cubase Artist 7.5

Cubase Elements 7

CTH/FDH function control

Label pane for FDH

System architecture for Nuage

Wheel based editing

SCORING FEATURES Cubase 7.5 Cubase Artist 7.5 Cubase Elements 7

Editing parts on different tracks Extended Toolbar with Note Value buttons and Enharmonic Shift modes Editing the display options of the active staff, incl. staff mode "Single" or "Split" Setup Display Quantize Setup Clef and Key Setup Interpretation Options Recording notes Entering notes with mouse, select, move, delete, duplicating, changing note lengths Flip stems Adding text Changing text font, size, style Printing (without Layout) Additional MIDI editing functionality for Score Editor

Insight how Score and MIDI relate in detail to each other

Exception handling for Display Quantize incl. Rests

Page Mode (displays the Score as it appears in print-out, adds features directly related to hoe score is displayed and printed)

Features Zoom Tool, Navigation controls, Page Setup

Inspector for Symbols

Filter bar for Bar Handles, Hidden Notes, Quantize, Layout tool, Grouping, Cut flags, Split Rests, Stems/Beams)


SCORING FEATURES Cubase 7.5 Cubase Artist 7.5 Cubase Elements 7

Graphic H/V ruler with selectable units (points, inches, centimeters)

Position Info window

Settings for clef, key, time signatures

Extensive Score Settings window with Project, Layout, Staff and Text setups

Various context-menu functions

Display Transpose

Printing as note sheets, export as image files

Features for transcribing MIDI recording

Staff presets

Entering notes with computer keyboard

Features for polyphonic voicing

Features for proper formatting

Note head shapes

Note coloring

Automatic note grouping

Diverse score appearance settings

Grace notes

Features for working with tuplets

Features for working with symbols and layers

Bezier slurs

Features for creating trills

Guitar symbols, chords

Working with Dynamics and symbols

Creating user symbols

Working with chords

Working with text

Working with layouts

Working with Music XML (Import, export, etc.)

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